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Monday, August 5, 2013

This is so weird; this
is my last email ever on my mission as Sister Nelson. I hope to serve one with
my husband one day. Don't get me wrong :) I woke up this morning a little bit
before the alarm went off and I got a little anxious. Who knew coming home
seeing your loving family I would be nervous and anxious :) I am excited
though.

Oh my gosh guys this
week has been pretty cool. We had the most amazing miracle EVER!! :) But to
start the week off we had so many DA's. We had 2 days of double DA's SOOO
FULLLL!!!! One of the recent converts invited us over for lunch. It was great.
Her mum has never let missionaries in her house before. So this was a big step.
We had a great time with her and were able to talk about the gospel. She is so
sweet. It’s just the beginning of her journey. Her daughter has decided to go
on a mission. So I think it will be good for her mum to know what she will be
doing and she will be protected. The next day we had a Double DA. We had an
English breakfast and I tried black pudding. I was glad I got to try it before
I came home. It was interesting. It actually didn't taste too bad, just the
color....BLACK eew!!! It had a lot of
seasoning to it. But I couldn't get over knowing it is blood....eew.

Here is the craziest
day. MIRACLE!! So we had district mtg. My last one! Then we saw a few people. Went
and saw S. When we got there he was really happy. He always does this thing
where he finds something new to talk about or to ask questions. But he himself
doesn't believe in it. So, today the topic was reincarnation, random. We
started talking about it. Then we asked him if he believes in it. He said
"No" then we talked about baptism. He wants to get baptized. He is
just beating around the bush. "I wanted to get baptized before Sis. Nelson
left. But now I can't." We asked him, do you know this church is true?
"Yes" then what are you waiting for. After 16 Months of
investigating, he's received answers to his prayers; he's had
it confirmed to him. Then Sis. Laborero said get baptized on Monday. He said
"no, I don't like Monday's, I only like Thursdays. He looked at me, and
the date came into my head. I said well S, guess what, its Thursday today. Your
favorite day...His face just smiled. He knows he wouldn't get baptized if he
didn't do it now. He said earlier he was going to stop seeing the missionaries
after we left because he already knows everything. Sister Laborero put her hand
out and said "S grab my hand we can go to the church right now and you can
get baptized." his face was glowing. Then he grabbed her hand. I couldn't
believe this was happening. He was an eternal investigator had 2 baptismal
dates and now...he is doing it. I knew it was happening when he reached into
his pocket and pulled out a silver dollar and put it in my hand and said. “I
never take this out of my pocket. It’s my good luck" he placed it in my
hand and he was smiling from ear to ear. He went and got changed as Sis. Laborero
called President, Bishop, and some other people. This is just what he wanted, very
small and quiet. So we got him to the church. The elders filled up the font and
we went to dinner while it was waiting so it wouldn't stress him out. At dinner
we bought him food and he tried all new things. He said I feel very confident
right now. :) He was so excited. The baptism went great. On the way home he
said "one down, 2 to go. Confirmation and the temple." here is a man
in EVERY lesson he will talk about temple marriage and exaltation. It was
great. I was so happy for him.

The rest of the week
was pretty good. Saw some investigators and Recent converts. I will miss them
all so much!! But I will definitely write them and stay in contact with them.
On Sunday a few members bore their testimonies and made me cry and then the Bishop
stood up and was cheeky and said. "Before there is no more time for Sister
Nelson to bare her testimony; we would like her to come up, seeing that it is
her last Sunday in this ward and on her mission...." no pressure. I was
going to go up anyway. But then I was put on the spot. I am still not good when
I am on the spot. I had a lot of things I wanted to say but forgot in the
moment. But it was good. :) Earlier in the week we took Gemma to get a dress.
She hasn't worn a dress since she was 4 so it was a big deal. After her baptism
she said if I can conquer my fear of water and get baptized. Nothing will stop
me. We went over early to her house on Sunday to do her make-up because she was
going to give her testimony for the first time. She did amazing she wrote a
poem. It was weird that it’s going so fast. Your last week of the
mission....just flies by!!! And now it is Monday! And I go to the mission home
tomorrow. AHHHHH! :) I got my flight plans. I will be tired, but I think the
adrenaline will keep me going and I have fun people I am going home with.